Chief Minister of Karnataka
Template:Short description Template:Top icon Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox political post The Chief Minister of Karnataka is the head of government of the Indian state of Karnataka. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Karnataka is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he/she has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to no term limits.[1]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.[2]
Historically, this office replaced that of the dewan of Mysore of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore with India's constitution into a republic. Since 1947, there have been a total of twenty-three chief ministers of Mysore (as the state was known before 1 November 1973) and Karnataka. A majority of them belonged to the Indian National Congress (INC) party, including the inaugural officeholder K. C. Reddy. The longest-serving chief minister, D. Devaraj Urs, held the office for over seven years in the 1970s. INC's Veerendra Patil had the largest gap between two terms (over eighteen years). One chief minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, went on to become the eleventh prime minister of India, whereas another, B. D. Jatti, served as the country's fifth vice president. B. S. Yediyurappa who was the first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), served as the chief minister of the state for four terms in 2007, 2008, 2018 and 2019, the only one to do so. S. R. Bommai served as the chief minister representing the Janata Parivar, whose son Basavaraj Bommai became chief minister representing the BJP in 2021 becoming the second father-son duo to serve office after HD Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy. There have been six instances of president's rule in Karnataka, most recently from 2007 to 2008.
Oath as the state chief minister
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
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I, <Name of Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
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Predecessors
Prime ministers of Mysore State
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| 1 | File:K. C. Reddy.jpg | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | N/A | 25 October 1947 | 26 January 1950 | Template:Ayd | Not established yet | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
Chief ministers of Mysore State
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| 1 | File:K. C. Reddy.jpg | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | N/A | 26 January 1950 | 30 March 1952 | Template:Ayd | Not established yet | Indian National Congress | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
| 2 | File:Kengal Hanumanthaiah.gif | Kengal Hanumanthaiah | Ramanagara | 30 March 1952 | 19 August 1956 | Template:Age in years and days | 1st (1952 election) continued... | ||
| 3 | Kadidal Manjappa | Tirthahalli | 19 August 1956 | 31 October 1956 | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
Chief Minister of Coorg State
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| 1 | File:C M Poonacha.gif | C. M. Poonacha | Berriath Nad | 27 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | Template:Age in years and days | 1st (1952) |
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Chief ministers of Karnataka
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Statistics
- List by party
| Political party | Number of chief ministers | Total years of holding CMO |
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| Indian National Congress including INC(I) / INC(O) / INC(R) |
11 | 43 years, 335 days |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | 8 years, 295 days |
| Janata Dal | 2 | 4 years, 305 days |
| Janata Party | 2 | 6 years, 132 days |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 1 | 2 years, 311 days |
Parties by total duration (in years) of holding Chief Minister's Office
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See also
Notes
References
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- ↑ https://apuat21.cgg.gov.in/web/legislative-assembly/leader-of-the-house
- ↑ a b c d Chief Ministers of Karnataka since 1947. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.
- ↑ a b c Assemblies from 1952. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.
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